Locomotive



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Thisinvention relates to improvements in leoiiioiiroo, ooo hos, ieizii'o'obieoif io oioiiiifeoiifiiil- @Cgii if@ 3i@ 0,1? SuPPfil Iig 199W? indil'oinr miosioii geeis foi". ooeieiiiie elooomoiiifof Ii has or iis..ooieoi ifo. Provide. e keine, oom.- Di'silg. Sid@ mmbflfi. having ShelliWiel foC-S depressions. oi: Pockets., iii. Wiooii. resilient m bers aremounted. fo: orio. yieioioeiy Supporting the Home iiiooorieetionWithihe. usual Wheei and esile. eoiiooeiiori.

t is also an objet of this invention toV provide, in. ooiiiieoiioiiwith. a frame, e. morality. of pookeis oi.' depress.. iii. the frame,axles with wheels thereon for Supporting. the freine, and means iii.the, depressione. euppoiztedby the, axles iol` yieldirielr supporting.the ironie( upon, the axles It is a fiirther object of this.. invention.to.. pre.- vide, in, eoimeetion with an. integral. rectangular frame,means. located in. the. outer surfaees of the f i'eme. for. housing,andeonteinihe resilient supp.ortingA members foi: the frame, andmeans`on the inside. o the. frame ier. supporting, an engine, gear casing andother operating, strugture.

It is also an object of thisinVeIl-tion. to Dryide means. whereby aeeemetive may. be. resilientlv supp,orteily by. a plurality. oiSpringseil each side,

id springs, on each side. being. interconnected forl equalizing` thesupport on. each side, and an equalizer lever. connectingv certainofthe. springs on one side of the locomotveito. a spring` on the otherside. so there. is` an. equalization of.; the

spring. support. i

The advantage of, ,my construefon is that I provide. a one-piece frameoi the. requisiteweight and strength for locomotive use, with thesprings on the, outside oi. the frame with their. equaizing mechanism,the frames, and equalizing.. mechanism being set back in recesses,preferably, on v. the exterior, of the frame, although' they. maybe FSo1 located on the. inierionoffthe. frame. provides a unitary `chassisconstruction, the movements of which do not. ntefere with the meeheniem.mounted 0.1i the. ledges ot the. frame on the interior. of the. frame;andy there is the further advantage in providing longitudinalequalization of the springs andtrensversie equal ization. as this. type;of. loeemotive; is. usedffresilently, on. irreeulazt. titaeks.wherethere is a. large omelia@ oi irregularity in the rails with.respect io. oiie. oooiileifood longitudinally i i' iortheior de load.eupooiiiiie andere es o, ooit oi the io eeral; ironie; wiiieh. glidersoro;- vide. r @osseo` forf the Soririeo.4r Wiihooidesirox ne low theseside girders thrust aprons which am 11?' with tljsdrawings.; ,t i. 5Referigto thgf drawings Figure l is a sd elevation of, the lefthany sideof alooomotive according. to the. presentivn- ,i en, who.. v .awumi M....n

"Figure 2 is: a vertical,

longitudinaly section l0 Hin la. .i e

locomotive,

ure Sr i is a vertial, section .through one in fire-'mog show' s therelation oeeweein 4.n (tlfie Whole nd'axl.' Thislguije TUIN $2.' a Wlfel0`Y1` th?. Grid. Of iQXle l e oi. the s idemembeij, and' ini dotted''lire a wheelfnitne" axle' en the inside; of the side memjb...... .oFigure 13 is a setiori on the line` 13j-i3 of The fromeioi' Supporting.the iooonotive. iS

The links and the drawhead are held in position in their respectivepockets or slots by means of a vertical pin extending through a suitablehole in the end for that purpose.

Each side plate or member has on its outer face a longitudinallyextending pocket or recess l; The upper edge of each side member hasextending over the pocket or recess a lateral iiange 8. This flangeserves to protect the mechanism located within the recess or pocket. Thepart of the side member at the lower edge of the pocket or recess isformed into a ledge-like structure 8a.

In the lower edge of each side member is a plurality of recesses orrectangular notches 9, adapted to receive journal boxes lil, one journalbox for each recess. Each journal box has on its front face laterallyextending flanges i l adapted to engage the outside face of the sidemember l when in position in the recess. Between kthe journal box andeach wall of the recess is a spacer l2, which has extending laterallytherefrom, away from the recess, a flange i3 by which the spacer may beattached to the side members of the frame by means of bolts idpassingthrough the flange and the side member.

vIn order to permit an adjustment of the spacer longitudinally of theside member each flange i3 has longitudinally extending slots l5,through which the bolts ld pass. Extending upwardly from each journalbox is a pin i6, which passes through a hole i611 in the ledge 8a intothe recess or pocket l. The upper end of each pin or support i6 isattached by means of a clip Il to the central part o-f a leaf spring IS.Each leaf spring has on its end a saddle i9.

In the, locomotive as illustrated in Figure 3 there are three of thesesprings. Each end of one of these springs is attached to the frame bymeans of a link 2E), pivoted at one end to a bracket 2i. In the otherend of each of these links is a pin 22, which rests in a notch providedtherefor in the saddle I9. Between the two lefthand springs, as shown inFigure 3, there is a vertically extending rib 23 formed integral withthe flange 8, the ledge 8a and the bottom of the recess.

To the upper end of this rib a lever 24 is pivoted at its central point25. To each end of this lever is pivoted one end of a link 26. The otherends of these links extend through slots in the ends of the springs andhave thereon pins 2l resting in the adjacent saddles of these twosprings. This lever 24 and it connection with the springs provide acompensating relation between these two springs. The second end of therighthand spring has connected thereto a link 28, which has in one endapin 29 resting in a seat on the saddle I9. This link 28 extends downthrough a hole 39 in the ledge 8a, and has in its other end a slot orhole 3 I. There is one of these links 28 on each side of the frame atthe rear of the locomotive.

' These. links have their lower ends attached to a cross equalizer lever32, pivoted on a short shaft 33. On each end of the equalizer lever is anotch 34, which receivesthe part of the link 2d at the lower end of theslot 3l.

Extending from one side member to the other adjacent the rear of thetruck frame is a transverse U-shaped cross beam 35, which has on eachedge a flange 36. Within this U-shaped cross beam, and at the centerthereof, is a U-shaped member 3l which serves as a support for the shaft33 of the equalizer lever. This Ushaped inember has laterally extendingflanges 38, attached the frame.

raoidizi to the flanges 36 by means of bolts 39. By this means theequalizer lever is supported pivotally by the transverse U-shaped beam35. In and ad* jacent the center of the U-shaped transverse beam areholes lid, by means of which some part of the running gear may beattached to the frame. This transverse beam is located beneath theledges 8a, and somewhat above the lower edge of each side member.

Extending along the inside of each side member, opposite but above theledge 8a, is a ledge lli, which cooperates with the cross beam insupporting part of the running gear mechanism. These ledges and crossbeam are used for supporting a housing d2, in which the transmission andthe gear shift mechanism are located. Between the middle and the frontend of the frame is a second cross beam 43, used for supporting any partof the operating mechanism.

Located at the front and the upper edge of each side of the frame areledges lill, upon which a motor d5 is supported and to which it isattached. Extending from the motor is the usual drive shaft extendinginto the housing d2. By means of suitable gearing located in thehousing, a shaft with a gear ll thereon are caused to rotate. This gear4l meshes with a second gear i8 for rotation. Connected integrally withthe gear d8 is a pinion 9, which meshes with a third gear 5U located ona shaft 5l supported by the frame transversely thereof.

On this shaft 5I are sprocket wheels 52. lIhe axles for supporting theframe and the locomotive structure are indicated by the numeral 53, and`each has thereon a wheel 54. Each axle has one or more sprocket wheels55, rigidly attached thereto. These sprocket wheels are connected toeach other and to the sprocket wheels 52 on the shaft 5l by means ofsprocket chains 5S. It is through the above-mentioned gear structure andthe chains and sprocket wheels that power is transmitted from the motorshaft 46 to the wheels and axles. The gear shift lever is indicated bythe numeral 56a.

Extending transversely of the rear end of the frame and supported bymeans of bearings 58 is a brake shaft 5l. 'Ihis shaft has extendingupwardly therefrom at some point between the side members, an arm orlever 59, to the end of which is attached one end of a cable or chain Efor causing the brake shaft to rotate. There is also extending from thisbrake shaft, adjacent the lever 59, a second lever 6|, which hasattached to its end a piston rod or plunger 82 which projects into acylinder 53 for operating the brake mechanism.

On each end of the brake shaft and on the outside of the frame is alever 613. To the free end of thisrlever is attached one end of a link65. The other end of this link is attached to the middle point of ashort lever 65. One end of this lever 86 is attached to a brake lever6l, adjustably and pivotally supported at one end by a support S8. Tothis lever, adjacent the support 68, is attached a brake shoe 69 adaptedto engage one of the wheels 54 for braking purposes.

To the other end of the short lever 66 is attached one end of a linklil, the other end of which is attached to one end of a second shortlever 'IL The other end of this short lever 'll is attached to one endof a brake lever 12, which has its other end adjustably and pivotallyattached to a Support 'I3 adjacent thelower edge of one side of To thebrake lever 'l2 adjacent its support 13 is attached a brake shoe 14.

Intermediate the ends .of the short lever 1I is pivotally attached oneend of a link 15, the other end of which link it attached to one end ofa brake lever 16, which is pvoted at its other end to an adjustablesupport 11 attached to one side of the frame. To this brake lever 16,adjacent the support 11, is attached a brake shoe 18. The links 65, 10and 15 are adjustable so that each brake shoe may properly grip theWheel adjacent which it is located.

In the form shown in Figure 10 the springs are attached to the sidemembers by means of brackets 19, to each of which is pivoted one end ofa link 80 at the point 8|. The other ends of these links have thereinpins 82 for engaging seats in the saddles on the ends of the springs. Inthe form shown in Figure 9 the ends of certain springs are supported ona bracket 83 located on the ledge 8a. To this bracket is pvoted, at itscenter, a lever 84. To each end of this lever 84 is pivotally attachedone end of a link 85. The other ends of these links have pins 88 forengaging the seats in the saddles at the ends of the springs.

In Figure 12 the wheel'is shown in solid line located on the end of theaxle Without the frame. The wheels are thus located for broad gauge roadpurposes. If the locomotive is to be used in connection with a narrowgauge road the wheels may be located as shown in dotted line on the axleon the inside of the side members. This gure also shows the manner inwhich the journal box is mounted upon the axle. It also shows therelation between the journal box and the supporting pin I6, the clip l1and the spring IB.

It is desired to comprehend Within this invention such modifications asmay be embraced within the claims and the scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, Whatis claimed as new anddesired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a locomotive, in combination with an axle, a journal box supportedon each end of the axle, a support member extending up from each journalbox, a frame having side plates with depressions therein forming ledges,a spring on each side of the frame attached at one end to the frame andlintermediate its ends to one of the support members, and an equalizerlever pivoted to the frame and connected at each end to the other end ofone of the springs, said ledges forming guides on the frame for thesupport members.

2. In a locomotive, in combination with an axle, a journal box supportedon each end of the axle, a support member extending up from each journalbox, a frame, said frame having side plates with depressions thereinforming ledges, a spring on each side of the frame attached at one endto the frame and intermediate its ends to one of the support members, anequalizer lever pivoted to the frame and connected at each end by a linktothe other end of one of the springs, said ledges forming guides on theframe for the support members, and a guide on the frame for each journalbox.

FRANK B. YINGLING.

